Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive86.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180529
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateSep 15 '20 at 08:05
Run Duration239 Seconds
Run User MDA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 243
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 588
65% 514 Pts
64-Core 729
45% 729 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0888) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 99.2
Reflection 120
Parallax 101
81% 107 fps
Gravity 96.1
Splatting 103
88% 99.3 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 183 175 180 175 157 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 569
Write 190
Mixed 3.3
SusWrite 177
51% 235 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 36.1
118% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 428
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 299
239% 339 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 193%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
65GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 56 60 59 60 56 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
29.1% Poor
Read 42.2
Write 74.2
Mixed 49
SusWrite 58.8
42% 56 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 9905630-051.A00G 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 24.8
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 34.5
SC Mixed 26.4
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 55%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 48%
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System: Alienware 17 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $33
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